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A state panel recommended that lawmakers loosen the current
law that limits the number of charter schools to 100, the Associated Press
reports.

The compromise, presented Wednesday, recommends the number of charters
be increased by up to six annually, with more permitted as existing charter
students at those schools perform well on standardized tests. The Blue Ribbon
Commission on Charter Schools also asked lawmakers to be more aggressive in
closing schools that have low test scores and don’t improve.
Local state Senator Joe Sam Queen is among commission
members in favor of a loosened cap. He says the change would allow charters to
grow, but grow at a “controlled and manageable rate.”